Mechanical changeable picture.



PATENI'BD MAY 28, 1907.

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77M A TTOR/VEYS I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HENRY HOYT, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO E. I. HORSMAN 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MECHANICAL OHANGE ABLE PICTURE- Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1907.

Application filed larch 8, 1906- Serial N- 808,959.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY Pictures, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention relates-to mechanical changeable pictures such as, are used for the urpose of attracting the attention of peop e so as to advertise stores or merchandise." The device is, of course, capable of other uses as,- for instance, for the mere purpose'ofamusement." I

The invention consists of certain means hereinafter more fully described, whereby rather startlingeffects are obtained by-movini certain features of a face relatively to the ot ers, so as to produce changes of expres- 0 Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of my invention.

Figure 1 is a face view the app r-f ance of the picture; Fig. 2 is a plan view with certain parts removed so as to disclose a portion of the mechanism; Figs. 3- and 4 are similar viewseach showing the device as it would appear after the removal of still further parts, Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the device through its central portion withthe thicknesses of the parts and the spaces between them considerably exaggerated for the sake .of clearness,and Fig. 6 is a detail view'of a portion of the face section.

' The device is mounted .onja suitable foundation A in which is j'ournaled at asuitable point the shaft B which controlsthe moving parts. This shaft maybe Operated manually b turning a knob B, butin some cases I mig t adapt a motor, such as clock work, to the said shaft (so as to rotate it permanently. The shaftlcarriesadiskB to which is connected ecce'ntrically and C which moves within a suitable strap The u penend of the rod i s ;pivotally con: nected at'O -a barE' having like connections at E a parallel bars F. At their upper end's"? bars arengnnected .pivotally with a crossbar G which" is fulcrumed upon the foundation .A at G. The bars F may be held down and guided by a strap H, although the straps D and H are not absolutely re uired. Howeverin the construction shown utilize the stra H as one of the sections of the picture, t e eyes, or rather the pupils H being produced on said strap.

With the three bars F are connected tabs I located partly in diflerent planes and each carrying some portion of the icture. Thus the tab which 1s nearest to t e foundation, and which is secured to the left hand bar F, carries a piece orsection J, ha two 0 enings J corresponding to the position 0 the eyes, and havi its lower'end ada tedto' form a part of t 0 lower li as at The tab I secured to the centre. bar F carries a section K adapted to overlie section J and having a representation of teeth K thereon. Then 0 llows a section L, the'tab of which is secured to the right hand bar F. This'section L has eye'openings L, and an upper lip portion L; To thecentral bar F, or to the 'tab'lffastened thereto, is also secured the frontor face'section M of the picture which com rises the outline of aface, with a hat in t e particular'in'stance shown,lsaid face .portion. :M' having ope and also an opening M immediately below.

M for the eyes,

the nose, with diver%ngslits M at the cor ners of the mouth.

he openings M, L and J are adapted to register so that the pupils H may be seen throu h them at certain times.

K will move up and the section L will move down to such an extent as to, cover the pupils H entirely so as to produce the impression of closed e es. The sections L and J have u r and ower eyelid portions respectively a acent to the opening L, J, as shown in The three sections J, K and L are Flg. 1. adapted to have their lower ends inserted tions the lower end of thesection K is entirely covered so as to withdraw'the teeth from view, and in a further position even the lower lip on'the section J ma be entirely or almost entirely covered, so t at'in thatcase onlythe lower end of theupper lip section At other times, owever, the section L appears in the opening M' At the same time a lateral movement is given to the whole face since it is pivoted at its upper end at G and the rod C is given an oscillating, and at the same time a reciprocating motion. With the lower portion of the central bar F is pivotally connected at F a neck or throat section N, which has a guide slot N engaging a pin secured to the foundation A. Finally a shoulder section 0 is pivoted at its lower end, as indicated at O, to the foundation A, and has at its upper end an opening through which the lower end of the throat section N may be inserted, the shoulder section having inwardly bent tongues O at its upper end adapted to fit under or behind the throat section N so as to form an operative connection between said two sections.

hen the shaft B is rotated the various sections of the picture will-be swung in accordance with the particular manner in which they are supported. The face section M and the nose section K will simply swing about the pivot G, and the shoulder section ()will swing about the pivot O. The other sections will have a more complicated motion, the pivot F of the throat section N movin in the arc of a circle the center of which is at G, but'the sliding connection at N and N will give to the throat section a peculiar composite motion. The lower lip section J and the upper lip section L will swing respectively about the pivot connections G and. G at the ends of the cross-bar G, but these pivot connections themselves swing in arcs of a circle, the center of which is at G, and when the connection Gr moves up that at G moves down and vice versa. The lower lip section J and upper lip section L therefore move up and down relatively to each other, first toward each other and then apart; at the same time there is a slight lateral motion of these sections in relation to each other as the distance between the bars F increases and decreases.

The motions of the several parts herein 'described produce a very startling effect owing to the constant change of expression which is obtained at the mouth and at the eyes, together with the sidewise movement or rocking of the parts or sections of the picture about the two main ivots G and O. The picture will appear to c ose and open its eyes, and the expression of the mouth changes from that of mirth or contentment to one of perplexity or grief, so that a picture of this character will be sure to attract the attention of passers-by.

The blocks a shown in Fig. 5 have not been referred to in the description iven so far, for the reason that in practice S1686 blocks do not exist, the upper ends of the tabs I being secured directly to the bars F; however, if the actual construction were shown in Fig. 5, this view would have lines'so crowded as to destroy its clearness.

The various openings such as J and L form sights through which parts of other sections show, but of course transparent portions could be used as sights instead of openings.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the nature of my invention as defined in the appended claims. Thus I do not desire to restrict myself to placing the pivot G of the upper portion of the picture at the upper end of the central bar F, nor even to locating such. pivot on such central bar. The mechanism for moving the sections of the picture may be varied.

I claim as my invention;

1. A changeable picture having a face section, and upper and lower lip sections movable relatively to each other and relatively to the face sect-ion.

2. A changeable picture having a face sec-' tion, upper and lower lip sections movable relatively to each other and relatively to the face section, and a tooth section stationary in relation to the face section.

3. A changeable picture having a face section provided with sights at the eye region, upper and lower eyelid sections movable relatively to each other and relatively to the face section, and an eye section having portions adapted to show through said sights and to be covered more or less by said eyelid sections.

4. A changeable picture having a face sec tion, and upper and lower eyelid sections movable relatively to each other and relatively to the face section.

5. A changeable picture having a face section, another section having an upper eyelid portion and an upper lip portion, and a third section having a lower eyelid portion and. a lower lip portion, said second and third sections being movable relatively to each other and relatively to the face section.

6. A changeable picture having a face section pivoted at its upper portion, a shoulder section pivoted at its lower'portion, and a neck or throat section the upper portion of which has a pivotal connection with the face section, while its lower portion has a pivotal sliding connection with a stationary support, said neck or throat section having a sliding engagement with the shoulder section.

7. A changeable picture having a face sec.- tion pivoted at its upper portion, a shoulder section pivoted at its lower portion and provided with tongues at its upper portion, and a neck or throat section connecting the face section with the shoulder section and engaged by said tongues.

8. A changeable picture having a'foundation, a drive shaft journaled therein, a rod driven by said shaft, a bar connected with said rod, parallel bars extending from said bar, a cross bar fulcruined on thefoundation and pivotally connected with the other ends of said parallel bars, a face section secured to the central bar, and upper lip and lower lip sections secured to the side bars.

9. A changeable picture having a foundation, a drive shaft journaled therein, a rod driven by said shaft, a bar connected with said rod, parallel bars extending from said bar, a cross bar fulcrumed on the foundation and pivotally connected with the other ends of said parallel bars, a face section secured to the central bar, a section secured to one of the side bars and having an upper eyelid portion and an upperlip portion, and another section secured to the other side bar and having a lower eyelid portion and a lower lip portion. a

10. A changeable picture having a foundation, a drive shaft journaled therein, a rod driven by said shaft, a bar connected with said rod, parallel bars extending from said bar, a cross bar fulcrumed 011 the foundation and pivotally connected with the other ends of said parallel bars, a face section and a tooth section secured to the central bar, said face section having sights at the eye region, a stationary section having eyes adapted to show through said sights, another section secured to one of the side bars and having an upper eyelid portion and an upper lip portion, and a further section secured to the other side bar and having a lower eyelid portion and a lower lip portion.

11. A changeable picture having a foundation, a drive shaft ournaled therein,a rod driven by said shaft, a bar connected with said rod, parallel bars extending from said bar, a cross bar fulcrum'ed on the foundation and pivotally connected with the other ends of said parallel bars, a face section and a tooth section secured to the central bar, said face section having sights at the eye region,

a stationary section having eyes adapted toshow through said sights, another section secured to one of the side bars and having an upper eyelid portion and an upper lipportion, a further section secured to the other side bar and having a lower eyelid portion and a lower lip portlon, a' neck or throat section pivotally connected at its upper portion with said central bar and having a slot at its lower portion, a projection extending from the foundationinto said slot, and a shoulder section pivoted to the foundation at its lower portion and engaging the said neck or throat section.

12. A changeable face section substantially parallel movable bars, means for moving them, and picture sections connected with said substantial] parallel bars and relatively movable with reference to the face section and one another. 13. A changeable picture comprising a face section substantially parallel movable bars, cross-bars connecting them, means for moving said bars and picture sections connected with said substantially parallel bars and relatively movable with reference to the face section and one another.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM HENRY HOYT. Witnesses:

JoHN'LoTKA, JOHN A. KEHLENBECK.

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